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Unread 02-06-2006, 00:50
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Re: What would you say to newer members of the CD community?

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I would also like to see some how-to's for folks who are new to the whole forum concept. When you decide to reply to a post what are all those buttons? What do the response fomatting icons really do? What is a PHP tag? The big thing I have searched for is the how-to on adding quotes to your responses. I can make the shaded box, but where does the "originally quoted by" come from?
I took me several months to discover all the features on these forums. I've started working on a Hitchhiker's Guide to Chief Delphi that goes and explains what anything and everything does with screenshots of the many of the features. So far I have about three pages written. The paper would focus on learning all the feaures of Chief Delphi, like learning what all the buttons do in the posting area do, how to do all the profile settings/avatar/who am i?, what UFH and WFA are, about CD-Media, CD-Swap, and CD-Event, what the spotlight list is, what is appropiate for signatures and avatars, etc. Almost like a giant orientation video.

To help answer your question, the PHP tags are only need if you have PHP code to post. The PHP tag will color-code the PHP code depending on it's syntax. Here is an example use of the PHP tag:
PHP Code:
<?php 
/**
 * Directory File Size Generator
 * Author: Arthur Dutra
 *
 * Function Syntax = getDirectorySize([directory_location]);
 **/
$totalsize 0;
function 
getDirectorySize($dir$pos=2){ 
    global 
$totalsize
    if(
$pos == 2
    
$handle = @opendir($dir); 
    while (
$file = @readdir ($handle)){ 
        if (
eregi("^\.{1,2}$",$file)) 
            continue; 
        if(
is_dir($dir.$file)){ 
        
getDirectorySize("$dir.$file/"$pos+3); 
    }else{ 
        
$size=filesize($dir.$file); 
            
$totalsize=$totalsize+$size
        }    } 
    @
closedir($handle); 
    return 
$totalsize;
?>
And here is how you get the "originally posted by" in the grey quote box:
Quote:
Originally Posted by username
Their quoted text.
If you want to see exactly how these were used, click the at the bottom right part of this quote in order to see the code used.
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Re: What would you say to newer members of the CD community?

Be concise.

Become nice.

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Re: What would you say to newer members of the CD community?

Probably shouldn't be posting here since I'm new myself...

But I've noticed that I tend to skip massive posts because I'm too lazy to read that much. (Accept of course when I posted the thread and I want to read everyone's posts/advice)

I'm not saying that people who post massive texts have nothing important to say. I'm just saying your thoughts are not likely going to get heard (at least by me they're not).
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Re: What would you say to newer members of the CD community?

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Originally Posted by artdutra04
And here is how you get the "originally posted by" in the grey quote box:
If you want to see exactly how these were used, click the at the bottom right part of this quote in order to see the code used.

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That is so simple and so obvious!!! And I never noticed it before! Somebody give artdutra04 really positive rep for me! I don't have enough posts yet to count!

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Re: What would you say to newer members of the CD community?

My advice would be for them to look at and read the descriptions of each area in the forums list. This is an easy way to get to know the place and you might find the area where your post needs to go. Also I would tell them don't feel intimidated if someone with 700-800 or even 1000 posts disagrees with one of your thoughts. It can be very discouraging if it happens, but you don't need to go and avoid subjects because it happened once. The old saying of "when you fall of the horse, you've got to get right back on" is what you need to do.

I know it say it in the rules of posting, but I think it needs to be said and applies to everyone. If you just agree with some one, don't just quote them and say "I agree". In the rules it says that if your post doesn't ad anything to the discussion, then you shouldn't post it. Its not a BIG problem, but the little times when it happens is when its annoying.

This next one isn't for the new people, but for the people who will say "search before you post" or "this is in the wrong place" and thats all they say. Most of the new people on the forums don't get past the General Forum until they have explored the site a bit. Once that happens, it goes down a lot.

About the half a page posts, I usually wait until I have the time to look at and read them if its on a subject I want to read about. I agree that its easier to read them when you have posted in the thread.

This is a great thread to have because we can gather advice from people who have been on here scene the start and people who have only been here a year or less.
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